commercial property insurance

40% of those asked in a survey from property finance lender, LendInvest thought that the national economy would have the biggest impact on house prices, followed by 24% who thought political developments, such as Brexit, would have an effect. Shortage in housing supply was the concern given by a fifth of respondents, and 16% focused

Complacency is a big contributor to under-insurance. Do you ACTUALLY know how much your property is worth? If you’ve ever insured a property, you’ll know that arranging buildings insurance is based not just on your property’s ‘market value’ – the amount it would sell for today – but also its ‘rebuild costs’. This refers to

You’ve heard the name, now find out what a loss adjuster does and what to do if you need to use one If you’ve ever wondered about the role of a loss adjuster in the insurance claim process, this useful guide will explain what one does and when you might need one. – What is

The Heritage Lottery Fund has granted a total of £720,000 to secure the survival of Clevedon Pier. This is one of two grants recently announced that will bring new life to this part of the country. The second grant for a total of £595,000 was given to the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust. This will be

Even though the commercial property market nationwide is still struggling owing to the fallout from the recession in 2007, the news is far better if we focus on London alone. Perhaps not surprisingly, the capital has seen a rise in investments in recent times. 2012 saw an increase of investment in commercial property some

Commercial property in Wales had a significant boost during Q3 in 2012. The second quarter saw the deal value in this part of the country at a total of £37 million. Yet in the next quarter this had shot up to £90 million. This amounts to an increase of a huge 143% from one quarter

The release of the UK Commercial Property Lending Market report, compiled and issued by De Montfort University, has revealed some interesting statistics. The first six months of 2012 saw a reduction in the debt property investors held on commercial properties across the UK. The total debt fell by 4.3%. This amounted to a total of

Property investors had an interesting year in 2012. According to the latest figures some £30 billion worth of property was bought across the whole of the UK during 2012. This represented a drop of 9% over the previous year. However the overall picture did not accurately represent the picture in London and elsewhere in

A very recent subsidence claim with Aviva has shown that being less than honest about one part of a claim, meant the insured lost the cover provided on the genuine part of a claim. The following is a synopsis of the court ruling which resulted in the insured having to repay Aviva a substantial amount

Since the new law which criminalizes squatting in residential properties came into effect on 1 September 2012, commercial properties have come under bigger threat. As this type of property is not covered by the law – squatting now carries a very substantial fine or jail time if the perpetrator is found guilty of trespass –